Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has announced a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024, which will take place April 22-25, 2024, at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Education at Coverings 2024 will span all tile and stone industry segments with a focus on Coverings’ four learning tenets, which include “Sustainability,” “Health & Wellness,” “Outdoor Spaces” and “Timeless Luxury,” along with a wide range of many other relevant and impactful topics. Eventgoers will be able to benefit from live demonstrations, show floor tours with pre-recorded audio, interactive sessions and partner education.
Coverings 2024’s robust roster of educational offerings will concentrate on the show’s three strategic learning tracks: “Installation & Fabrication,” “Materials & Trends” and “Workforce & Profits.” All learning opportunities have been created to foster professional, business and revenue growth for those working in the tile and stone industry.
A must-attend Coverings 2024 “Health & Wellness” tenet session will include “Nurturing Well-Being: Exploring What’s Next in Healthy Building.” Attendees of this session will be able to explore the current landscape of healthy building practices, the latest trends shaping the future of the built environment, and the integral role of ceramic tile and natural stone in fostering healthier living and working spaces.
“Tile Industry Insights: Deciphering Embodied Carbon and Green Architecture and Design,” a not-to-be-missed educational offering under Coverings’ “Sustainability” tenet, will feature an impressive panel of building and design experts examining the concepts of carbon emissions and leading, green architectural initiatives, such as the Embodied Carbon Harmonization Project (ECHO). Showgoers participating in this session will learn about embodied carbon standardization, transparency, accountability and reduction, while also gaining a deep understanding of how such initiatives align with the tile industry’s relevant objectives and why the push for alignment to a clearer definition of embodied carbon is key. Panelists will also explore the latest developments in green building standards, rating systems and regulations, such as the new tiling category added to Building Transparency’s carbon calculator tool EC3 and updates to their building planner tools. These insights aim to keep attendees well-informed and ahead of the sustainability curve in 2024.
“‘Sustainability’ tenet sessions at Coverings 2024 will be complemented by several other curated activations in commemoration of Earth Day, which falls on April 22, the first day of the event,” said Jenn Heinold, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event management company for Coverings. “These initiatives celebrate and advocate for sustainable design, building and installation practices, offering showgoers many avenues for exploring the eco-friendly aspects of ceramic tile production and usage, and how these methods can lead to a more sustainable future.”
Additional education programs include:
- “Workforce & Profits”
- “Materials & Trends”
- “Mastering Outdoor Design and Installations with Tile: From Chilly Nights to Scorching Summers”
- “How to Intelligently Penetrate the Affluent and Luxury Markets”
- “Housing 2.0”
- “How to be a Professional Architectural Sales Rep to Develop ‘Bullet Proof’ Specifications and Get the Order”
- “From Tile Setter to Artist: A Creative Transition”
- “Global Tile Trends 2024”
Prospective and registered Coverings 2024 attendees can gather more information about the strategic learning tracks, key tenets and educational opportunities by visiting the Coverings website.